Two cases of severe low back pain finally diagnosed as multiple spine metastasis of malignant tumor

Two patients with severe low back pain were finally diagnosed as multiple spinal metastasis of malignant tumors. They were revealed to have no malignancy by close examinations in an other hospital. So we started pain treatment without further examinations. But the epidural block was not as effective...

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Published inJournal of Japan Society of Pain Clinicians Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 122 - 127
Main Authors IKEMOTO, Shigehiro, KOISO, Shintarou, SAKURAMOTO, Chieko, KOURA, Makiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published Japan Society of Pain Clinicians 25.04.2006
Subjects
low back pain
malignant tumor
spine metastasis
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ISSN1340-4903
1884-1791
DOI10.11321/jjspc1994.13.122

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Summary:Two patients with severe low back pain were finally diagnosed as multiple spinal metastasis of malignant tumors. They were revealed to have no malignancy by close examinations in an other hospital. So we started pain treatment without further examinations. But the epidural block was not as effective as usual and the pain was intensifying. As we suspected the presence of malignancy, close examinations were scheduled. However, their general conditions worsened suddenly, and they died a few weeks later after emergency admission. The spinal lesion was metastasis of lung cancer in both cases.
ISSN:1340-4903
1884-1791
DOI:10.11321/jjspc1994.13.122